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Population in Bangladesh compared to Suriname: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 275.9 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Bangladesh vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Suriname
2100 210,399,059 713,276
2099 211,449,688 715,694
2098 212,479,977 718,049
2097 213,484,035 720,475
2096 214,463,720 722,775
2095 215,424,649 725,199
2094 216,368,088 727,489
2093 217,273,531 729,920
2092 218,151,426 732,285
2091 218,980,379 734,586
2090 219,782,575 736,650
2089 220,538,090 738,862
2088 221,257,201 741,002
2087 221,935,839 742,833
2086 222,585,679 744,593
2085 223,183,658 746,302
2084 223,742,603 747,746
2083 224,273,365 749,138
2082 224,763,738 750,329
2081 225,237,793 751,501
2080 225,665,152 752,545
2079 226,059,226 753,284
2078 226,389,150 753,948
2077 226,696,749 754,556
2076 226,954,762 754,989
2075 227,159,233 755,527
2074 227,315,415 755,714
2073 227,436,221 756,015
2072 227,503,342 756,099
2071 227,522,038 756,098
2070 227,495,122 755,959
2069 227,426,186 755,874
2068 227,302,632 755,599
2067 227,118,726 755,148
2066 226,878,385 754,804
2065 226,581,697 754,111
2064 226,235,839 753,285
2063 225,822,167 752,745
2062 225,349,674 751,966
2061 224,811,052 751,282
2060 224,216,813 750,299
2059 223,569,585 749,394
2058 222,855,839 748,586
2057 222,083,110 747,157
2056 221,273,932 745,941
2055 220,405,468 744,408
2054 219,511,997 742,811
2053 218,567,668 741,338
2052 217,585,554 739,662
2051 216,554,217 737,998
2050 215,489,899 736,053
2049 214,400,010 734,230
2048 213,275,216 732,060
2047 212,114,603 729,598
2046 210,918,933 727,216
2045 209,696,717 724,444
2044 208,446,830 721,531
2043 207,170,217 718,571
2042 205,859,107 715,310
2041 204,513,256 711,980
2040 203,143,300 708,355
2039 201,735,060 704,772
2038 200,262,138 701,004
2037 198,739,346 697,340
2036 197,147,970 693,244
2035 195,499,247 688,991
2034 193,789,143 684,651
2033 191,989,956 680,266
2032 190,141,739 675,625
2031 188,208,233 670,920
2030 186,212,272 666,044
2029 184,168,103 661,163
2028 182,087,511 655,979
2027 179,973,411 650,686
2026 177,837,418 645,315
2025 175,685,057 639,827
2024 173,562,364 634,431
2023 171,466,990 628,886
2022 169,384,897 623,164
2021 167,658,854 617,896
2020 166,298,024 612,317
2019 164,913,055 605,768
2018 163,523,103 599,513
2017 162,186,147 593,713
2016 160,811,932 587,757
2015 159,383,179 581,627
2014 157,964,929 575,373
2013 156,532,141 569,020
2012 155,070,101 562,633
2011 153,591,076 556,269
2010 152,201,981 549,923
2009 150,873,714 543,568
2008 149,474,264 537,245
2007 147,989,278 531,016
2006 146,405,973 524,997
2005 144,715,786 519,313
2004 142,902,856 513,923
2003 140,970,351 506,414
2002 138,933,658 496,551
2001 136,805,810 486,560
2000 134,544,304 476,643
1999 132,108,065 466,916
1998 129,622,332 457,406
1997 127,198,069 448,067
1996 124,862,179 438,830
1995 122,600,370 429,606
1994 120,343,179 422,375
1993 118,132,360 419,352
1992 115,952,192 417,589
1991 113,787,109 415,013
1990 111,633,717 412,493
1989 109,433,799 408,409
1988 107,216,008 402,227
1987 104,959,291 396,911
1986 102,635,572 392,330
1985 100,253,825 386,972
1984 97,814,966 382,193
1983 95,335,155 378,746
1982 92,814,507 376,555
1981 90,303,105 375,459
1980 88,016,432 375,377
1979 85,935,072 377,602
1978 83,889,655 381,502
1977 81,867,264 385,067
1976 79,855,318 388,289
1975 77,854,351 391,170
1974 75,839,348 393,676
1973 73,722,294 395,772
1972 71,641,519 397,413
1971 70,276,758 391,932
1970 69,058,894 379,442
1969 67,294,133 366,906
1968 65,408,276 354,616
1967 63,510,929 342,679
1966 61,669,806 331,135
1965 59,902,519 320,000
1964 58,178,374 309,041
1963 56,504,402 297,034
1962 54,881,146 283,912
1961 53,310,348 272,791
1960 51,828,660 263,918

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Suriname
2100 -0.5% -0.34%
2099 -0.48% -0.33%
2098 -0.47% -0.34%
2097 -0.46% -0.32%
2096 -0.45% -0.33%
2095 -0.44% -0.31%
2094 -0.42% -0.33%
2093 -0.4% -0.32%
2092 -0.38% -0.31%
2091 -0.36% -0.28%
2090 -0.34% -0.3%
2089 -0.33% -0.29%
2088 -0.31% -0.25%
2087 -0.29% -0.24%
2086 -0.27% -0.23%
2085 -0.25% -0.19%
2084 -0.24% -0.19%
2083 -0.22% -0.16%
2082 -0.21% -0.16%
2081 -0.19% -0.14%
2080 -0.17% -0.1%
2079 -0.15% -0.09%
2078 -0.14% -0.08%
2077 -0.11% -0.06%
2076 -0.09% -0.07%
2075 -0.07% -0.02%
2074 -0.05% -0.04%
2073 -0.03% -0.01%
2072 -0.008% 0%
2071 0.01% 0.02%
2070 0.03% 0.01%
2069 0.05% 0.04%
2068 0.08% 0.06%
2067 0.11% 0.05%
2066 0.13% 0.09%
2065 0.15% 0.11%
2064 0.18% 0.07%
2063 0.21% 0.1%
2062 0.24% 0.09%
2061 0.27% 0.13%
2060 0.29% 0.12%
2059 0.32% 0.11%
2058 0.35% 0.19%
2057 0.37% 0.16%
2056 0.39% 0.21%
2055 0.41% 0.22%
2054 0.43% 0.2%
2053 0.45% 0.23%
2052 0.48% 0.23%
2051 0.49% 0.26%
2050 0.51% 0.25%
2049 0.53% 0.3%
2048 0.55% 0.34%
2047 0.57% 0.33%
2046 0.58% 0.38%
2045 0.6% 0.4%
2044 0.62% 0.41%
2043 0.64% 0.46%
2042 0.66% 0.47%
2041 0.67% 0.51%
2040 0.7% 0.51%
2039 0.74% 0.54%
2038 0.77% 0.53%
2037 0.81% 0.59%
2036 0.84% 0.62%
2035 0.88% 0.63%
2034 0.94% 0.64%
2033 0.97% 0.69%
2032 1.03% 0.7%
2031 1.07% 0.73%
2030 1.11% 0.74%
2029 1.14% 0.79%
2028 1.17% 0.81%
2027 1.2% 0.83%
2026 1.23% 0.86%
2025 1.22% 0.85%
2024 1.22% 0.88%
2023 1.23% 0.92%
2022 1.03% 0.85%
2021 0.82% 0.91%
2020 0.84% 1.08%
2019 0.85% 1.04%
2018 0.82% 0.98%
2017 0.85% 1.01%
2016 0.9% 1.05%
2015 0.9% 1.09%
2014 0.92% 1.12%
2013 0.94% 1.14%
2012 0.96% 1.14%
2011 0.91% 1.15%
2010 0.88% 1.17%
2009 0.94% 1.18%
2008 1% 1.17%
2007 1.08% 1.15%
2006 1.17% 1.09%
2005 1.27% 1.05%
2004 1.37% 1.48%
2003 1.47% 1.99%
2002 1.56% 2.05%
2001 1.68% 2.08%
2000 1.84% 2.08%
1999 1.92% 2.08%
1998 1.91% 2.08%
1997 1.87% 2.1%
1996 1.84% 2.15%
1995 1.88% 1.71%
1994 1.87% 0.72%
1993 1.88% 0.42%
1992 1.9% 0.62%
1991 1.93% 0.61%
1990 2.01% 1%
1989 2.07% 1.54%
1988 2.15% 1.34%
1987 2.26% 1.17%
1986 2.38% 1.38%
1985 2.49% 1.25%
1984 2.6% 0.91%
1983 2.72% 0.58%
1982 2.78% 0.29%
1981 2.6% 0.02%
1980 2.42% -0.59%
1979 2.44% -1.02%
1978 2.47% -0.93%
1977 2.52% -0.83%
1976 2.57% -0.74%
1975 2.66% -0.64%
1974 2.87% -0.53%
1973 2.9% -0.41%
1972 1.94% 1.4%
1971 1.76% 3.29%
1970 2.62% 3.42%
1969 2.88% 3.47%
1968 2.99% 3.48%
1967 2.99% 3.49%
1966 2.95% 3.48%
1965 2.96% 3.55%
1964 2.96% 4.04%
1963 2.96% 4.62%
1962 2.95% 4.08%
1961 2.86% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Suriname
Current population
178415186
646767
Population rank 8/197 165/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.008%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
1.58 hours
One birth every
9.04 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,741 +15
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 108/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -402,100 -967
Net migration rank 194/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -967
2024 - -473,362 - -1,166
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 6,697 -988
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 6,719 -988
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 5,291 -486
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 6,640 -296
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 6,564 191
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 6,613 -851
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 6,772 -935
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 6,979 -906
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 7,150 -967
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 7,284 -959
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 7,350 -968
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 7,405 -1,011
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 7,401 -1,060
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 7,489 -1,138
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 7,559 -1,204
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 7,552 -1,255
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 7,468 -1,312
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 7,278 -1,403
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 7,037 -1,534
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 6,948 -1,676
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 7,396 2,345
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 7,916 2,076
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 8,349 1,641
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 8,323 1,516
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 8,236 1,380
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 8,173 1,241
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 8,106 1,164
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 8,031 1,165
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 7,968 1,275
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 7,929 -2,713
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 8,127 -7,291
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 8,355 -5,662
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 8,637 -6,174
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 9,047 -6,471
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 9,441 -3,846
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 9,347 -2,573
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 9,319 -5,467
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 9,222 -3,920
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 9,177 -3,763
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 9,031 -4,894
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 8,797 -6,036
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 8,197 -6,566
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 7,541 -6,991
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 7,002 -7,390
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 7,312 -11,375
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 7,650 -11,389
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 7,998 -11,390
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 8,327 -11,381
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 8,587 -11,287
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 8,751 -11,061
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 8,877 -10,765
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 8,893 -10,285
1971 542,747 224,369 8,814 3,552
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 8,823 3,791
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 8,880 3,575
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 8,980 3,147
1967 1,860,743 23,164 9,104 2,637
1966 1,794,530 3,758 9,243 2,103
1965 1,688,652 47,610 9,270 1,657
1964 1,686,591 25,426 9,174 1,820
1963 1,612,749 23,215 8,838 4,181
1962 1,584,035 26,533 8,529 4,703
1961 1,504,524 26,503 8,361 660
1960 1,418,810 13,580 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 73.1% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people). In Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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